Kevin McCarthy isn’t the only Californian who is miserable in Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy isn’t the only Californian who is miserable in Congress

LA Times  

Kevin McCarthy has some company as he heads for the House exits. Rep. Tom Cole, another close ally, said he could “certainly understand why” McCarthy wouldn’t want to stick around. “I can’t walk away from the big money and the constant praise,” Peters, one of Congress’ wealthier members, remarked sardonically. I won’t miss sitting in the middle seat economy in the back of the plane, and all the have--do’s that come with this job,” said Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, who is retiring at age 80. Eshoo told The Times that she hadn’t decided to leave Congress because of how miserable it’s become — “I don’t run away from anything” — but that she felt it was time to go.

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California Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
7 months, 1 week ago

California Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Vince Fong of California was sworn into Congress on Monday after winning a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Fong said that as he has traveled his Central Valley-based congressional district, he heard that Congress must do more to address the U.S.-Mexico border, stop the rising …

A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a single week, the Republican chairs of three House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOP’s top talent. “They would clearly rather be home with their family than in Washington with a dysfunctional Congress,” said Republican strategist Doug …

How Kevin McCarthy 'screwed over' Mike Johnson and removed 'the one thing he had to offer'
1 year ago

How Kevin McCarthy 'screwed over' Mike Johnson and removed 'the one thing he had to offer'

Raw Story  

By the time 2024 arrived, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy was gone from Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Nichols emphasizes, has inherited a chaotic GOP caucus that is in an "historically precarious position." "With the end of his tenure as the representative from California's 20th Congressional District," Nichols explains, "McCarthy — in what appears to be a fit of pique — …

California is losing clout in the U.S. Capitol
1 year ago

California is losing clout in the U.S. Capitol

LA Times  

An empty chair sits at the top of the three-tiered dais of the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3 in Washington. For nearly five years, California reigned supreme in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the speaker’s gavel passing uninterrupted across party lines from Rep. Nancy Pelosi to Rep. Kevin McCarthy. But a slew of House retirements …

With Kevin McCarthy out, Nancy Pelosi once again outlasts her foes
1 year ago

With Kevin McCarthy out, Nancy Pelosi once again outlasts her foes

LA Times  

Since Kevin McCarthy‘s ouster as House Speaker, I have wondered whether the Bakersfield Republican would try to hang on to his seat as a backbencher or cash in on K Street, like so many of his predecessors. Within three days of that floor vote, eight far-right GOP rebels leveraged the Democratic conference to remove McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, throwing …

California holds the key to GOP power in the House. McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder
1 year, 1 month ago

California holds the key to GOP power in the House. McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder

LA Times  

With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections. The CLF and AAN raised a combined total of $16 million in the first 10 days of Johnson’s speakership.. Crenshaw said that major GOP …

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Retiring Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted former House speaker, said he is endorsing Donald Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet if the GOP front-runner were to win back the White House. McCarthy had a rocky relationship with the former president, notably when he declined to publicly support Trump’s bid for a second term, …

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement
1 year, 1 month ago

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer, complicating future votes and magnifying the ability of individual lawmakers to force concessions. It’s just that simple,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “You have to have perfect attendance, which is hard to get. “But I wouldn’t want to overstate the impact.” …

McCarthy’s constituents ‘don’t blame him,’ but worry about losing their voice in Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

McCarthy’s constituents ‘don’t blame him,’ but worry about losing their voice in Congress

LA Times  

“Who knows what’s gonna happen next?” says Billie Jo Medders, who has known McCarthy since he was a child and worked with him at his predecessor’s office. “And then he came into our office,” said Medders, who worked for three decades for then-Rep. Bill Thomas, McCarthy’s predecessor in Congress. Who knows what’s gonna happen next?” Members of Bakersfield Republican Women …

MAGA troll panics after McCarthy quits Congress: 'You can all blame MTG'
1 year, 1 month ago

MAGA troll panics after McCarthy quits Congress: 'You can all blame MTG'

Raw Story  

News that beleaguered former House Speaker. “When we lose the House majority in 2024 to Hakeem Jeffries, you can all blame,” white supremacist conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer posted to X Wednesday. “GOP is doing all they can ahead of the 2024 Presidential election to weaken the GOP majority in an effort to make sure President Trump doesn’t have a strong …

Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces he is leaving Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces he is leaving Congress

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by the end of the year. AP AUDIO: Ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s resigning and will leave Congress by year’s end. It’s also the end of an era for a generation …

Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress

Raw Story  

Just weeks after his historically short term as speaker ended, Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced on Wednesday that he will be leaving Congress at the end of the year. In an editorial published by the Wall Street Journal, McCarthy said that he would be stepping down from Congress "to serve America in new ways." McCarthy lasted less than a year as …

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year

LA Times  

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will not seek another term in Congress, ending a tumultuous two-decade career in public office that was marked by a swift ascent and descent in Washington GOP leadership. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, McCarthy lauded his record: serving as his party’s whip, majority leader and speaker and diversifying the House GOP conference. Senate Minority …

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy quits Congress. It’s poetic justice for the Trump apologist
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy quits Congress. It’s poetic justice for the Trump apologist

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3. But we don’t believe for a minute that’s the reason former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decided to step down at the end of the month after 17 years in Congress. In the end, however, McCarthy couldn’t manage the unruly conference and …

Who will replace Bakersfield Republican Kevin McCarthy in Congress? Here are possible candidates
1 year, 1 month ago

Who will replace Bakersfield Republican Kevin McCarthy in Congress? Here are possible candidates

LA Times  

U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s decision to retire is not a surprise after he became the first speaker of the House to be ousted by a vote of the chamber, and provides a rare opportunity for an ambitious California Republican to seek higher office. Politics Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year Rep. Kevin McCarthy will give up …

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstakingly building political relationships as he worked his way toward becoming speaker of the House. “Nobody can raise money like him,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. “And no matter who is the next speaker of the …

Kevin McCarthy is out as US House speaker. What’s next?
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy is out as US House speaker. What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

California congressman from California becomes first speaker of the US House of Representatives to be voted out. It took 15 rounds of voting for the US House of Representatives to elect Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy as its leader in January. Nine months later, McCarthy’s tenuous leadership came crashing down this week, as he became the first speaker of the House …

Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The day before he was ousted, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was doing what he loved — stopping to greet tourists at the Capitol, gushing about the beauty of the place and its history at the center of American democracy. “Without a speaker, you have real risk.” For McCarthy, it’s the end of the arc of his political career, …

Why Kevin McCarthy was ousted: The former speaker of the House made a devil's pact and got scorched.
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Kevin McCarthy was ousted: The former speaker of the House made a devil's pact and got scorched.

Slate  

The marvel of Wile E. Coyote isn’t that he eventually falls off the cliff but that he makes it so long running in midair. In the same way, what’s noteworthy about Kevin McCarthy’s nine months as speaker of the House isn’t that it was the shortest tenure since the 19th century but rather that he somehow managed not only to …

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. “They don’t get to say they’re conservative because they’re angry and they’re chaotic,” McCarthy said. I mean we were getting e-mail fundraisers as he’s doing it.” Gaetz said McCarthy didn’t follow through on many of the commitments he made to win the …

US: Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote
1 year, 3 months ago

US: Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote

India Today  

A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. Representative Nancy Mace told reporters she voted to remove McCarthy as speaker because he broke promises to her on improving access to birth control and supporting …

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday. McCarthy’s firing by the House on Tuesday after only nine months, instigated by a mutiny from within his Republican majority, isn’t just the story of a single man’s political downfall. Instead McCarthy’s fall is a karmic consequence of the fact that he and …

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy played with MAGA fire — and got burned
1 year, 3 months ago

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy played with MAGA fire — and got burned

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3, 2023. It’s difficult to summon much sympathy for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who lost his dream job Tuesday when eight Republican dissidents turned on him. McCarthy didn’t help himself over the weekend when he said Democrats were the ones “willing …

Kevin McCarthy Voted Out Of House Speakership
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Voted Out Of House Speakership

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Rep. Kevin McCarthy had his speaker’s gavel taken away Tuesday after a vote by the House of Representatives in a startlingly quick fall from power partially triggered by this weekend’s deal to keep the government open. One of the greatest things.” “I don’t regret standing up and choosing government over grievance,” McCarthy said, a seeming …

Kevin McCarthy Is Chaotically Ousted as Speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Is Chaotically Ousted as Speaker

Slate  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been officially voted out of his speakership, going down in a 216-to-210 vote Tuesday afternoon. To quote the New York Times: “ ‘I think there’s plenty of people who can step up and do the job,’ said Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee, one of the rebels who voted to push Mr. McCarthy out, adding that …

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no longer speaker of the House, following a revolt led by Rep. Matt Gaetz. So, too, do those nihilist Republicans led by McCarthy’s archnemesis, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who gleefully filed the resolution to vacate the speakership, as the process is known. Let’s see how we can bridge the differences between different groups in our party.’” …

Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote

CBS News  

Kevin McCarthy says he won't run for House speaker again McCarthy says he won't run for speaker again McCarthy says he won't run for speaker again Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership position in a historic vote on Tuesday after a far-right revolt over his reliance on Democrats to pass funding to avert a government …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos

Salon  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has been removed as speaker of the House of Representatives after his colleagues voted 216-210 in favor of a motion to vacate the speakership. The speaker's downfall follows months worth of tensions between a handful of members on the far-right flank of the House Republican caucus and more moderate members, who overwhelmingly backed McCarthy. Gaetz, …

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 3 months ago

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Firstpost  

Hard line Republicans were furious when McCarthy struck a stopgap deal with Democrats late Saturday to keep the government open for a further 45 days at current spending levels A leading hardline Republican said Sunday he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts …

Opinion: The House Republicans' shutdown politics are dumb and dumber
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: The House Republicans' shutdown politics are dumb and dumber

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is surrounded by reporters looking for updates on plans to fund the government and avert a shutdown, at the Capitol on Friday. Even if he survives, McCarthy could well forfeit the speakership after the 2024 elections: House Republicans’ MAGA mayhem and extremism threaten to cost them the thin majority they won only last year. …

Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House vote margin matters
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House vote margin matters

CNN  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is overseeing one of the narrowest congressional majorities in decades – tied with two other time periods for the fifth-smallest majority in US history, according to the Pew Research Center. However, in an increasingly polarized Washington, McCarthy’s majority has been marked by multiple high-profile votes where the far right of his party has blocked key efforts …

News Analysis: The House is in chaos again, but it’s just another week for Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 5 months ago

News Analysis: The House is in chaos again, but it’s just another week for Kevin McCarthy

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy stops to speak to members of the media gathered in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The hard-right House Freedom Caucus’ latest revolt against McCarthy was over the National Defense Authorization Act, the law that authorizes the annual spending for the U.S. military. At some point, the power of the …

'McCarthy knows' Trump will likely doom his House majority: GOP insider
1 year, 6 months ago

'McCarthy knows' Trump will likely doom his House majority: GOP insider

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to stay out of the Republican presidential primary, but that position may be impossible to maintain. The California Republican hasn't endorsed Donald Trump, although some believe he privately backs the ex-president, but one House conservative said under the cloak of anonymity that an official endorsement might trigger a civil war inside the "incredibly split" …

McCarthy receives homecoming welcome from California Republicans after being elected speaker
1 year, 9 months ago

McCarthy receives homecoming welcome from California Republicans after being elected speaker

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, making a homecoming appearance in front of California Republicans on Saturday, said that after his successful yet protracted fight for the gavel both he and the GOP emerged as a tougher and more formidable political force in Washington. The California Republican Party remains home to a large number of Trump acolytes, some of whom were irked …

Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost

LA Times  

He raised the money. That pressure became more personal and pronounced as the voting defeats mounted, with Gaetz calling McCarthy a “squatter” for using the speaker’s office before winning the post. “While he is very good at being really personable, you can’t be everything to everyone all the time,” Sacramento GOP strategist Beth Miller said of McCarthy, whom she has …

As speaker bid falters, mixed views of McCarthy in hometown
2 years ago

As speaker bid falters, mixed views of McCarthy in hometown

Associated Press  

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s political troubles don’t stop at the Washington Beltway. Outside Ethel’s Old Corral café in the city’s Oildale neighborhood, oil field worker Zane Denio said he wasn’t following McCarthy’s day-to-day travails on Capitol Hill as he attempts to take Pelosi’s gavel. McCarthy’s “salary comes from these fields,” Denio said, waving his hand toward …

McCarthy vows to stay in speaker’s race, with Trump backing
2 years ago

McCarthy vows to stay in speaker’s race, with Trump backing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said late Tuesday there’s no scenario in which he’ll drop his bid to become House speaker despite failing to win multiple rounds of voting, a historic defeat that brought the first day of the new Congress to an abrupt, messy end. Asked if he would drop out, McCarthy said, “It’s not going to happen.” …

'Done, done, done': Former GOP lawmaker predicts Kevin McCarthy won't even be in Congress next year
2 years ago

'Done, done, done': Former GOP lawmaker predicts Kevin McCarthy won't even be in Congress next year

Raw Story  

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's bid to become Speaker of the House is in severe jeopardy -- and one former GOP lawmaker thinks his entire congressional career could soon be finished. While talking with MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Tuesday, former Rep. David Jolly outlined several scenarios for House Republicans now that McCarthy has failed three times to win the Speakership …

News Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like ‘being mayor of hell’
2 years ago

News Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like ‘being mayor of hell’

LA Times  

An empty chair at the head of the House chamber on Tuesday. The roughly 20 House conservatives who repeatedly voted against Bakersfield’s McCarthy, who had won the endorsement of the right-flank Republican Freedom Caucus, “aren’t building a coalition” aimed at winning a majority to pass specific policies, Binder said. “It’s going to be hard to pass any major legislation with …

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first three votes for speaker in historic defeat
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first three votes for speaker in historic defeat

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a GOP caucus meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday. Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed three times to secure a majority of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House on Tuesday before the chamber adjourned with the outcome of the leadership contest still in doubt. “The reality is Rep. …

'Haven’t seen this level of anxiety and loathing' among Republicans in years: CBS News' Robert Costa
2 years, 2 months ago

'Haven’t seen this level of anxiety and loathing' among Republicans in years: CBS News' Robert Costa

Raw Story  

Disappointing results for the Republican Party on Tuesday's midterm elections are reportedly leading to chaos within the Republican House caucus. CBS News' Robert Costa reports that even though Republicans are still in position to take over the House of Representatives, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's grasp on the speakership appears potentially tenuous as rebellious far-right members could wield enough clout to …

Decades on Capitol Hill: From civility to open hostility
2 years, 4 months ago

Decades on Capitol Hill: From civility to open hostility

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As I retire after nearly four decades covering Capitol Hill, that contrast and the …

Kevin McCarthy ‘clearly despises the base’: Congressional hopeful opposes GOP leader’s bid for speaker
2 years, 7 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ‘clearly despises the base’: Congressional hopeful opposes GOP leader’s bid for speaker

Raw Story  

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy of California is facing opposition from within his own party as he seeks to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. In Washington's 3rd congressional district, Joe Kent is challenging Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the GOP primary after her vote to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "McCarthy …

Amid turmoil over his comments on Trump, McCarthy warns of ‘attacks’ on Republicans
2 years, 8 months ago

Amid turmoil over his comments on Trump, McCarthy warns of ‘attacks’ on Republicans

LA Times  

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, under scrutiny for saying after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that he would urge then-President Trump to resign, alluded to the turmoil during a speech Saturday night at the California GOP convention. They’re going to attack President Trump,” he said, speaking of GOP aims to win control of the House in the November election. They’re …

California Republican leaders go all in on Trump’s election subterfuge, but some are more vocal than others
4 years, 1 month ago

California Republican leaders go all in on Trump’s election subterfuge, but some are more vocal than others

LA Times  

Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield won reelection unopposed as House Republican Leader this week following his party’s strong showing in the chamber. Some adopt a triumphant tone, like Shannon Grove, the state Senate minority leader, who tweeted images comparing Trump to Moses fighting a battle, saying she still believes the president will serve for “the next 4 years.” Rep. Tom McClintock, …

As California Republicans confront a congressional wipeout, GOP leader Kevin McCarthy faces a reckoning
6 years, 1 month ago

As California Republicans confront a congressional wipeout, GOP leader Kevin McCarthy faces a reckoning

LA Times  

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, front right, at the White House in May 2017 as President Trump speaks on legislation aimed at repealing Obamacare. As majority leader, McCarthy had helped round up the votes to narrowly pass the hard-fought legislation, convincing 13 other California Republicans to go along, even though several faced tough reelection fights. “We need a champion for …

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